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Sunken boat with holes abandoned in BC Park sparks environmental concerns

Sunken boat with holes abandoned in BC Park sparks environmental concerns

From spotted to sunk: Follow the case of an abandoned vessel at Porteau Cove, revealing challenges in dealing with marine debris and pollution.
Highway patrol seizes big haul of illegal cigarettes near Duncan

Highway patrol seizes big haul of illegal cigarettes near Duncan

Officers discovered the contraband cigarettes, worth about $400,000, after pulling over a truck towing a trailer near Duncan for suspected impaired driving.
Nanaimo RCMP find illicit drugs, weapons after stopping suspected prohibited driver

Nanaimo RCMP find illicit drugs, weapons after stopping suspected prohibited driver

An officer with the detachment’s special investigations team saw a man known to be prohibited from driving parking and getting out of a truck
B.C. NDP ministers Bains, Ralston and Fleming won't seek re-election

B.C. NDP ministers Bains, Ralston and Fleming won't seek re-election

VICTORIA — Three provincial New Democrat ministers have announced they won't seek re-election in British Columbia's fall vote.
UVic's McKinnon Pool to close this fall after more than 50 years

UVic's McKinnon Pool to close this fall after more than 50 years

The university says the pool has reached the end of its life and is too costly to maintain
Federal government announces $19M for Science World upgrades in B.C.

Federal government announces $19M for Science World upgrades in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Infrastructure Canada says $19 million in upgrades to Vancouver's Science World will increase the facility's lifespan and reduce its energy consumption by more than 40 per cent.
B.C. ranch-owning pilot dead, two passengers injured in private helicopter crash

B.C. ranch-owning pilot dead, two passengers injured in private helicopter crash

INVERMERE, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Police in southeastern British Columbia say a ranch owner is dead after the helicopter they were piloting crashed on Tuesday evening. Columbia Valley RCMP say they got the call at about 7 p.m.
'His eyes seemed wild': Officers in fatal shooting testify at coroners inquest

'His eyes seemed wild': Officers in fatal shooting testify at coroners inquest

Const. Dylan Clarkson said the mother of 27-year-old Christopher Bloomfield had warned them ‘he would go ballistic when police arrived’
CBC broadcaster Rick Cluff, ex-host of Vancouver's The Early Edition, dead at 74

CBC broadcaster Rick Cluff, ex-host of Vancouver's The Early Edition, dead at 74

VANCOUVER — Former CBC radio journalist and personality Rick Cluff, who has died at the age of 74, is being remembered for allowing guests to be themselves on air and always supporting his colleagues and community.
Van driver hurt after road-rage shooting at Richmond, B.C., intersection: RCMP

Van driver hurt after road-rage shooting at Richmond, B.C., intersection: RCMP

RICHMOND, B.C. — Police in Richmond, B.C., are seeking witnesses to a "reckless and brazen" road-rage incident in which a car passenger pulled out a gun and shot at a van driver at an intersection.